My PB170

[KingDingus]

Been tinkering for a few months now and wanted to move on to something out of my comfort zone. Picked up a nice 170 for a decent price. Besides the common tunnel vision and brittle plastics the machine has been fantastic.

 

[KingDingus]

Step one was disassembly and stand off repair.

 

[pfuentes69]

In the photo the tunnel vision is not evident, so it seems you were lucky. No need to recap the screen?

I guess you're using some RAM software doubler, right?

 

[KingDingus]

That photo is moments after turning on. It gets bad within 10 minutes.

 

[KingDingus]

Stand-off repair is complete for the bottom half of the machine. Very happy with the resin I used.

Projects remaining for bottom half:
1. Research refurbishment of disk drive
2. Look into building PowerBook BlueSCSI

 

[Kai Robinson]

Have you tried the trick here that @TheBasement posted on his YT channel?

 

[pfuentes69]

Stand-off repair is complete for the bottom half of the machine. Very happy with the resin I used.

Projects remaining for bottom half:
1. Research refurbishment of disk drive
2. Look into building PowerBook BlueSCSI

What about the PRAM battery and main battery?
Adding the BlueSCSI is a great improvement. Having it running silent is neat.
I made myself these:

I just miss the network capabilities of the RASCSI.

 

[KingDingus]

Small yet incremental progress

 

[KingDingus]

What about the PRAM battery and main batter?

Main battery was a third party replacement and leaking badly. Fortunately, it cleaned up well and the battery bay cover survived.

PRAM battery will be replaced during disassembly for screen bake.

 

[KingDingus]

Bottom half is assembled. Not every stand-off survived but I think it will be fine. Time to attack the top half.

 

[3lectr1c]

Good work restoring this awesome old Mac! The 170 is a great machine, besides the dreaded tunnel vision that my panel somehow doesn't have. Keep it up!

 

[KingDingus]

Replaced the VL2330 this morning